As we all know, about two-thirds of the population in the United States is overweight or obese. American surgeons point out that about 75% of Western diseases such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, gout, arthritis, weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes, certain cancers, impotence, biventricular disease, constipation, heartburn And gallbladder disease is "life-related". They are directly related to our high-fat diet, lack of exercise, smoking, high intake of caffeine, and a lot of stress and inadequate support.

Hope to address this worrying situation, more than 20 years ago, cardiovascular epidemiologists Hans A. Diehl, DrHSc, MPH created the CHD Health Improvement Program [CHIP]. Since then, this community-based 40-hour lifestyle intervention program has helped more than 40,000 people rediscover their health by preventing, curbing and reversing their illness. It has been conducted in more than 150 North American cities as well as Bangalore, India, Australia and Switzerland. Depending on the needs of the group, the meeting was held at Dr. Diehl's “live” [usually four times a week for four weeks] or as a CHIP coordinator for the “video” program and certification [usually twice a week for eight weeks]. In addition, Dr. Diehl is a bestselling author – To Your Health, Dynamic Living and Health Power [co-authored with Aileen Ludington, MD] – and executive editor of the 24-page quarterly Lifeline Health Letter; he has produced many health videos. Through its scientific records, education and inspiring programs, CHIP empowers people to solve common Western diseases – those that used to be common in later life.

Today, these diseases are increasingly appearing at younger ages. CHIP may change a person's life – even the difference between life and death.

In 1999, CHIP launched a “Community Health Transformation Template” in Rockford, Ill., with a population of 130,000. Its purpose is to turn Rockford into the healthiest city in the United States, making it a model and template for cultural transformation within the community. Recently, CHIP was considered by HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson to be such a model and was “approved” by the National Institutes of Health [NIH] and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] as “Healthy Americans” applicants. In addition to the “on-site” CHIP, a series of CHIP videos are available through schools, churches, companies and hospitals. At Rockford, CHIP is sponsored by the Supplementary Medicine Center of the Swedish American Health System.

Who is a typical CHIP participant? In general, CHIP participants are over 40 years of age. Most are between the ages of 50 and 59. The number of women is twice that of men, and nearly 90% are married. Clinical studies published in peer-reviewed journals found that they have the following lifestyle diseases:

• 10% reported having heart disease
• 27% of people have elevated blood sugar
• 42% are overweight
• 49% of people show evidence of high blood pressure
• 60% of people are obese
• 89% of cholesterol is higher than 160mg%

Strict believers may experience significant clinical improvements throughout the planning process, such as:

• Serum cholesterol is reduced by an average of 15 – 20%
• Average weight loss 6 pounds
• In about half of patients with type 11 diabetes, the demand for insulin and hypoglycemic drugs drops dramatically
• Reduce high blood pressure levels
• Reduce angina
• Reduced depression and increased self-esteem

Classroom and video lecture schedule

Week 1

Modern medicine: miracles, drugs and phantoms

Limitations of high-tech medical methods in dealing with lifestyle-related diseases

Portrait of the killer: shock from the inside

Atherosclerosis is the chief culprit of many lifestyle diseases

Track killer

Review the risk factors of coronary heart disease

Eat more, eat less

Basic guidelines for health and continuous weight loss

Week 2

Smog

Smoking – the most controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease

The magic of fiber

The role of fiber in preventing and reversing lifestyle diseases

Reversing hypertension

Major risk factors for changing hypertension

Relieve the dangers of diabetes

Lifestyle factors can prevent or reverse diabetes

Effective cholesterol control

Dietary factors affecting cholesterol levels in the blood

Fat in fire

The role of excessive fat intake in lifestyle diseases

Week 3

Suitable for any age

The benefits of regular exercise in preventing and preventing disease

Strengthen osteoporosis

The cause and prevention of this so-called "aging disease"

Lifestyle and health

Clinical studies have proven that lifestyle choices are related to health

Best diet

Active dietary guidelines for preventing and reversing Western diseases

Week 4

Diet and cancer

Dietary factors in the development and prevention of common cancers

Psoral atherosclerosis

The importance of adaptability in achieving and maintaining optimal health

Gift of forgiveness

How forgiveness enhances emotions and overall health

Building self-worth

The development, preservation and function of self-worth in healthy people

Sidebar

Connie Thebarge's story

At the age of 59, Connie Thebarge, a patient at the Ottawa Heart Institute in British Columbia, Canada, was told that her doctor could no longer help her. After all, in addition to suffering from high blood pressure, she has diabetes and painful diabetic neuropathy. She had two heart attacks, followed by three coronary artery bypass surgery and one unsuccessful angioplasty. Every day, she had to take 27 capsules. Not surprisingly, she is also very depressed.

Today, more than a decade later, Thebarge walks three miles a day, swims twice a week, dances, and then travels to Florida and Europe. No longer depressed, she also needs much less pills. How is this done? Thebarge participated in CHIP and changed her life.

Edited by Hans A. Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, CNS by the editor of Weight A. Buddy Press

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